MANILA, Philippines — The Senate panel hearing on the operations of the National Grid Corporation (NGCP) was suspended not even five minutes from its start after the firm’s president failed to show up citing health reasons. At the beginning of the hearing, Committee chair Senator Sherwin Gatchalian asked why NGCP president Anthony Almeda was not present. “We want the answers straight no less than from the president, I don’t think we can continue,’ he added. Albanza then apologized for the absence of Almeda who she said “was ready and willing” to answer the panel’s questions. But Gatchalian maintained that the committee needs to get the answers straight from “the most important resource person.”ADVERTISEMENTEdited by MUFRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 10, 2020 01:41 UTC